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(No Model,) W. ROMER.

BAG 0R SATOHEL HANDLE. N0. 314,724. Patented Mar. 31, 1885.

WILLIAM Retina, or NEWARK, NEW JERsEYQ BAG OR SATCHEL HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 3l4,'72%, dated March31, 1885.

Application filed January 28,1855. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RoMER, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jer sey,have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Bag or SatchelHandles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference inwhich like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ofthe'several fig ures, Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved handle,one portion of which has the inclosing covering removed to show theinterior arrangement of parts. Fig. 2 is a plan of one end of saidhandle without said inclosingleather. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partlyin longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken through lineor. Fig. 5 is a side view showing the relation of the metal parts, andFig. 6 is a plan showing in detail the connection of the upper and lowerplates.

In said drawings,ais a strap or center piece, preferably of leather, andb c are oppositelyconcaved strips of iron or other suitable metal,between which the said center piece is clamped,

I under side thereof.

the edges of the latter projecting beyond said plates, so that the outeror inclosing leather or pieces of the handle may be sewed or other.-wise secured thereto.

As intimated, the clampingplates are oppositely concavedtogivestrengtihand rotundity to the handle, both at the top and on the The plates arelongitudinally bent or curved to give the usual shape to the handle.Atornear the ends the plates are perforated, and the upper plate bentaround to overlap the under plate, forming loops for the ringsf.Rivetsgpass through the perforations and hold the plates together. Thehandle is then inclosed with upper and lower pieces, (1 e, the edges ofwhich are secured by means oflines of stitching or otherwise to theprojecting edges of the pieces (4.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new is 1. Theimproved handle consisting, essentially, of a strap, metal platesarranged on opposite sides thereof to give strength to the handle, theedges of the said strap a projecting beyond said plates, andaeoveringsecured to said edges, substantially asdescriioed.-

2. In a bag-handle, the oppositely-concaved plates b 0, having aprojecting strap or piece therebetween, projecting to receive acovering, and said covering, said parts being arranged and combinedsubstantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of January, 1885.

WILLIAM RoMER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, Oscar: A. MIoHnL.

